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site updated 6/9/09
New updates include: scholarships awarded, new board members and advisory board (see contact info) and information about SAHS Midsummer Festival
Open position at the Consulate General of Finland
(click here for details-notice is in Finnish)
Use this link to see scholarships and grants awarded in May 2009
Pictures from May 14, 2009 now available
Welcome
The Finlandia Foundation® is the most important
private source of support for Finnish culture in the United States.
Both the membership and the number of chapters coast to coast
have been growing steadily over the years. Our members and chapters
are dedicated to Finnish culture, and to Finnish-American cultural
exchange. The Foundation also actively supports other Finnish
ethnic organizations in their efforts to preserve and promote
Finnish culture.
New York Metropolitan Chapter
The New York Metropolitan Chapter,Inc. is a New
York non-profit organization, governed by a Board of Directors
and is chartered to use the Finlandia Foundation name and logo
and operates in support of the Foundation’s Mission. It
was incorporated Nov 30, 1960 by Reino Aarnio, Jean Pellinen, Britta
Simpson and Raymond K. Luomanen as a 501c3 corporation.
New York area residents are invited to join the
Foundation and participate in all its worthwhile and enriching
activities.
National Organization
Finlandia Foundation National, a California non-profit
organization, is governed by a Board of Trustees. |
